Advantages: Fantastic story, great characters, well written, I couldn't put it down Disadvantages: None
I have been a massive fan of the author Jodi Picoult and her books ever since I read "My Sister's Keeper", many years ago, when it was a Richard and Judy read (although I didn't know that at the time!). Since then, I've gone out of my way to read all of her other works, and get hold of her new books as soon as they come out. I always save any book tokens I get for Christmas to buy her books but even I couldn't believe my luck when last week, I won a copy of her brand new book not due out until April in a competition from her website! I was over the moon to open the packet and find my pre-release book in there and I started it that night. I've loved her past two books, so Jodi had a lot to live up for me...did she succeed once more?
Handle With Care is possibly one of Jodi's most controversial books, with an impossible question ...
Advantages: Some great mini-games that really show off the MotionPlus accessory Disadvantages: Expensive to fully kit out two remotes. One or two less compelling mini-games
INTRODUCTION
Our Nintendo Wii has been hibernating under our TV, gathering dust since shortly after Christmas. The Wii party games made a brief appearance for the holidays and the shine of Wii Fit wore off after our New Year?s resolutions met with their usual success and longevity (i.e. none). It?s a fab console, but it?s very ease of ?pick up and play? makes it just as easy to ignore in favour of other pursuits. However, we were intrigued by the promise and novelty of the new Wii MotionPlus gadget, and when Wii Sports Resort (WSR) ? essentially Wii Sports 2 ? was announced, it was immediately added to our Wish List. As such, I was delighted when I received it for my birthday last week, and It has played a part in our nightly entertainment since.
WHAT?S IN THE BOX
WSR comes packaged with the game (in its own DVD ...
Advantages: Three or four really great sporting games Disadvantages: The need to 'calibrate' Wii Remote
virtual experiences - and that's exactly the case here. All you have to do is shake the Wiimote and Nunchuk controller up and down, and do the occasional bit of steering left and right. Unfortunately, it's far too basic to be compelling, and the motion-sensing abilities of the hardware don't always seem to match up to the up and down shaking motion of the player - a real disappointment.
SplashTime!
Wii Sports Resort comprises three water-based events, all of which I have handily included under this one heading.
Firstly, 'Wakeboarding' involves turning the Wii Remote on its side and holding it like the bar which you would grab onto when being towed from the back of a speed boat. The aim of the game is to perform tricks and safely land with your board square to the water. It's probably the second most simplistic of the games in Sports ...
